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    The Young Artists – James Robert Wallace Orr (1907-1992)

    James Robert Wallace Orr (1907-1992) was a well-known Scottish artist who trained at the Glasgow School of Art, 1929-33. Apart from war service with the

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  • Blog Post Events Stirling Stories

    Bannockburn 700 lecture

    At 12 noon on Thursday 1 May, poet Robert Crawford will speak in the Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum on Bannockburns: Scottish Independence and

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  • 19 Mar
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    The Pacific Collection – Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum

    On Wednesday 19th February, the Stirling Smith was lucky enough to be visited by Eve Haddow, Assistant Curator at National Museums Scotland. Eve has been

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  • 12 Mar

    Bridge of Allan Golf Course

    With the Ryder Cup exhibition in the Stirling Smith, we continue to explore the local story of golf.  The Bridge of Allan Golf Course was

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  • 05 Mar

    Early Christian Grave Marker

    This important early Christian grave marker, discovered by farmer Mr A.M. Paterson on his land at Ballangrew Farm, Port of Menteith in 1975, is evidence

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  • 26 Feb

    A Heavenly Gift, June Carey RSW

    An important new work of art is installed in the Stirling Smith later this week.  ‘A Heavenly Gift’ has been made by artist June Carey,

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    A Heavenly Gift from June Carey RSW

    This year is the 140th birthday of the Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum, the gift of Thomas Stuart Smith (1814-1869) to his family town. 

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  • 19 Feb

    Helen Lamb,

    The subject today is the ‘Glasgow Girl’ artist Helen Lamb (1893-1981) whose work gave colour and meaning to church services for several generations of worshippers

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  • 15 Feb

    Victorian Valentine Fan

    An elaborate fan, of machine cut paper lace, was the Valentine message sent by J. Malcolm Allan’s grandfather to his sweetheart in 1889.  The couple

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